Legama Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Legama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Legama (12) may also be a first name.
Legama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legama is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Legama is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Legama live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania Legama is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 27 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Botswana, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legamai | 92 | 14 | / |
| Legaama | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lekgama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legamo | 83 | 1,457 | / |
| Lagama | 83 | 168 | / |
| Ligama | 83 | 98 | / |
| Legame | 83 | 61 | / |
| Legema | 83 | 24 | / |
| Legami | 83 | 14 | / |
| Logama | 83 | 13 | / |
| Legoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lygama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legemah | 77 | 266 | / |
| Lekgema | 77 | 250 | / |
| Lagamma | 77 | 246 | / |
| Legouma | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ligamma | 77 | 14 | / |
| Legamoi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Laggama | 77 | 11 | / |
| Logamay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lagamay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Legamme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lagamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhagama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligamat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legamio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Logamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lahgama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legoemah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laigamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakgamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legueima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligoma | 67 | 712 | / |
| Ligami | 67 | 595 | / |
| Lagamo | 67 | 235 | / |
| Ligema | 67 | 117 | / |
| Lagoma | 67 | 62 | / |
| Legomo | 67 | 57 | / |
| Legome | 67 | 51 | / |
| Logoma | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ligame | 67 | 14 | / |
| Logamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lagema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligamy | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legama
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